The invention relates to a process for producing an at least partly quenched and tempered sheet steel component, where the process comprises the following steps: providing a sheet steel, at least partly austenitizing the sheet steel at a temperature of at least Ac1, at least partly hardening the at least partly austenitized sheet steel to give an at least partly hardened sheet steel component, where the at least partly austenitized sheet steel is cooled to a temperature below Ms, at least partly annealing the at least partly hardened sheet steel component at a temperature of less than Ac1 for producing an at least partly quenched and tempered sheet steel component. A further subject of the invention is an at least partly quenched and tempered sheet steel component.

Disclosed in the present invention is a manufacturing method for a carbon steel and austenitic stainless-steel rolling clad plate, comprising the steps of: (1) obtaining a blank material of a carbon steel layer and a blank material of a stainless-steel layer; (2) assembling blank materials; (3) cladding and rolling; (4) cold rolling; (5) first annealing; and (6) second annealing. The carbon steel and austenitic stainless-steel rolling clad plate has two unique annealing processes, so that the clad plate has the performance advantages of the austenitic stainless-steel and the carbon steel. In addition, further disclosed in the present invention is a carbon steel and austenitic stainless-steel rolling clad plate manufactured by this method.

Provided is a steel sheet having properties particularly suitable as a material of automotive external panels because bake hardenability and room-temperature aging resistance are excellent, and a method of manufacturing the steel sheet.

Disclosed in the present disclosure is an ultrahigh-strength dual-phase steel. The matrix structure of the ultrahigh-strength dual-phase steel is ferrite and martensite, wherein the ferrite and the martensite are evenly distributed in an island shape. The ultrahigh-strength dual-phase steel contains the following chemical elements in percentage by mass: 0.12-0.2% of C, 0.5-1.0% of Si, 2.5-3.0% of Mn, 0.02-0.05% of Al, 0.02-0.05% of Nb, 0.02-0.05% of Ti, and 0.001-0.003% of B. Further disclosed in the present disclosure is a manufacturing method for the ultrahigh-strength dual-phase steel, comprising the steps of smelting and continuous casting, hot rolling, cold rolling, annealing, tempering, and leveling. The ultrahigh-strength dual-phase steel in the present disclosure has not only good mechanical properties but also excellent delayed cracking resistance and low initial hydrogen content, and can be suitable for manufacturing of vehicle safety structural parts.

Disclosed is a stainless steel for a fuel cell separator, more specifically, a stainless steel for a fuel cell separator having a low contact resistance. According to an embodiment of the stainless steel for a fuel cell separator disclosed herein, an arithmetic mean summit curvature Ssc of the surface defined according to the ISO 25178 standard is at least 6.0 μm.sup.−1, a root mean square surface slope Sdq is at least 23, and a contact resistance is at most 10 mΩ.Math.cm.sup.2.

The invention relates to a method and a device for rapidly cooling a metal strip and removing residues present on the strip after this cooling, wherein the residues are formed during a cooling of said metal strip by a non-oxidizing liquid solution for the metal strip and a stripping liquid solution for the oxides present on the surface of the strip, or by a mixture of this liquid solution and a gas.

A cold rolled and annealed steel sheet includes by weight: 0.6≤C≤1.3%, 15.0≤Mn≤35%, 5≤Al≤15%, Si≤2.40%, S≤0.03%, P≤0.1%, N≤0.1%, possibly one or more optional elements chosen among Ni, Cr and Cu in an respective amount of up to 4.0%, up to 3.0% and up to 3.0% and possibly one or more elements chosen among B, Ta, Zr, Nb, V, Ti, Mo, and W in a cumulated amount of up to 2.0%, the remainder of the composition making up of iron and inevitable impurities resulting from the elaboration, the microstructure of the sheet including optionally up to 3% of kappa carbides, optionally up to 10.0% of granular ferrite, the remainder being made of austenite, the average grain size and average aspect ratio of the austenite being respectively below 6 μm and comprised between 1.5 and 6 and the average grain size and average aspect ratio of the ferrite, when present, being respectively below 5 μm and below 3.0.

A direct flame furnace burner unit for furnaces for the thermo-chemical treatment of steel strips in continuous hot-dip galvanizing plants includes a burner with a combustion head provided with a combustion chamber having an outlet opening of the combustion flame, and a body to which the combustion head is fixed. The body includes a first chamber which is in communication with the combustion chamber, a first lance for the injection of a fuel into the combustion chamber, a mixing chamber provided with at least a first inlet and a second inlet opening which is connectable to a second supply source, at least a second lance for the injection of the mixture into the combustion chamber. The burner is operable in two distinct operating modes, a diffusive flame combustion mode and a premixed flame combustion mode.

Provided is a stainless steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition, in which a total volume fraction of Cr-based carbides with a grain size of 2.0 μm or more is 10% or less.

A cold rolled and heat treated steel sheet having a composition including the following elements, expressed in % by weight: 0.1%≤carbon≤0.6% 4%≤manganese≤20% 5%≤aluminum≤15% 0≤silicon≤2% aluminium+silicon+nickel≥6.5% and can possibly contain one or more of the following optional elements: 0.01%≤niobium≤0.3%, 0.01%≤titanium≤0.2% 0.01%≤vanadium≤0.6% 0.01%≤copper≤2.0% 0.01%≤nickel≤2.0% cerium≤0.1% boron≤0.01% magnesium≤0.05% zirconium≤0.05% molybdenum≤2.0% tantalum≤2.0% tungsten≤2.0% the remainder being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing, wherein the microstructure of said steel sheet includes in area fraction, 10 to 50% of austenite, the austenite phase optionally including intragranular kappa carbides, the remainder being regular ferrite and ordered ferrite of D03 structure (Fe,Mn,X).sub.3Al, optionally including up to 2% of intragranular kappa carbides (Fe,Mn).sub.3AlC.sub.x said steel sheet presenting a ultimate tensile strength higher than or equal to 900 MPa. It also deals with a manufacturing method and with use of such grade for making vehicle parts.